Bob Cooper | |
Birth Date: | 1935 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Gastonia, North Carolina |
Best Cup Pos: | 37th (1963) |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 9 |
Cup Poles: | 0 |
First Cup Race: | 1962 untitled race (Asheville-Weaverville Speedway) |
Last Cup Race: | 1969 National 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway) |
Years In Cup: | 8 |
Total Cup Races: | 64 |
Bob Cooper (born November 13, 1935) is a retired driver who raced in the Grand National Series from 1962 to 1969.[1]
Cooper has raced 64 races over the course of eight years resulting in nine finishes in the top ten.[1] He has also done 8,982 laps earning $17,495 in the process ($ when considering inflation).[1] Average finishes for this driver's career is 21st while his average career start is in 23rd place.[1]
Dirt track racing was Bob Cooper's greatest strength, with his average finishes on tracks of that kind being 14th place. However, Cooper would find his weakness on tri-oval intermediate tracks with a finish of 34th place being typical.[2]